That was part of his job - keep them active, working, moving, even if they moved into open conflict.

At times, they have been in almost open conflict with one another.

On the level of the fields there was open conflict".

Some months ago, these two had engaged in open conflict.

In case of an open conflict, the police were expected to assume military duties.

This and other differences stop a long way short of open conflict.

He could not say exactly when their silent war had erupted into open conflict.

The first open conflict between the different estates happened in 1650.

Within a fortnight he was back in open conflict with his father.

By the late 1880s, however, they found themselves in open conflict with the women's trade union movement on this point.